Springdale (Lexington), SC
Springdale (Lexington), SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Springdale (Lexington)'s 1,634 buildings earn a 51st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Springdale (Lexington)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 18.7% of Springdale (Lexington)'s 1,634 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 81.3% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Springdale (Lexington) ranks
Springdale (Lexington) ranks lower within South Carolina (4th percentile statewide) than its 51st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springdale (Lexington) ranks 15,428 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,635 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 454 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Springdale (Lexington)'s elevated wildfire rating (51st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Springdale (Lexington)
With 81.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Springdale (Lexington) gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,634 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Springdale (Lexington). For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Springdale (Lexington), see the exposure-zones guide.